Abudefduf
| Abudefduf | |
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| Abudefduf saxatilis near Paraty, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Abudefduf Forsskål, 1775 |
Abudefduf also known as the Sergeant-majors is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.
The name is from Arabic abu literally meaning "father" but not in a literal sense; it means "the one with", and def meaning "side", and the intensive plural ending -duf. So, the name means "the one (fish) with prominent sides".
Species
There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Green damselfish)
- Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) (Bengal sergeant)
- Abudefduf concolor (T. N. Gill, 1862)
- Abudefduf conformis J. E. Randall & Earle, 1999
- Abudefduf declivifrons (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Mexican nightsergeant)
- Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881) (African sergeant)
- Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & G. R. Allen, 1977 (Black-tail sergeant)
- Abudefduf margariteus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Pearly sergeant)
- Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & J. E. Randall, 1983 (Natal sergeant)
- Abudefduf notatus (F. Day, 1870) (Yellowtail sergeant)
- Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sergeant-major)
- Abudefduf septemfasciatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Banded sergeant)
- Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Scissortail sergeant)
- Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775) (Blackspot sergeant)
- Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (False-eye sergeant)
- Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Night sergeant)
- Abudefduf troschelii (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Panamic sergeant-major)
- Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Indo-Pacific sergeant)
- Abudefduf whitleyi G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974 (Whitley's sergeant)
Gallery
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Abudefduf abdominalis
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Abudefduf bengalensis
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Abudefduf declivifrons
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Abudefduf saxatilis
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Abudefduf septemfasciatus
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Abudefduf sexfasciatus
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Abudefduf sordidus
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Abudefduf sparoides
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Abudefduf vaigiensis
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Abudefduf in FishBase. February 2015 version.